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EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) I - Priority Area 10
4th Danube Financing Dialogue in Zagreb
23rd and 24th of April 2015
Purpose
The Danube Financing Dialogue is a unique opportunity for project promoters and financing institutions to
discuss vital issues related to financing promising projects in the Danube Region. This event also serves
as a match-making platform for project promoters with financial needs and financing institutions offering
suitable solutions.
Who’s expected?
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Representatives of financial institutions and funding agencies offering, inter alia, loans, grants
and guarantees
Project promoters from the Danube Region
Public actors involved in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR)
Match-making opportunities
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Face-to-face meetings: Participants can schedule meetings with the partner of interest
Match-making session: Small group discussions on project financing issues
Project exhibition: Project promoters present their promising ideas
Informal networking: Lunch and dinner
On behalf of
The European Commission I DG REGIO
Implemented by
Kurt Puchinger | Priority Area 10 Coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR)
Organisation
Marlene Hahn I Metis GmbH I [email protected] I T +43 1 997 1570 – 20
Hosted by
Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
With the support of
Croatian National Bank I Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds I COMPRESS Zagreb
Venue
Croatian State Archives
Trg Marka Marulića 21 I 10 000 Zagreb I Croatia
EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) I - Priority Area 10
Opening of the 4th Danube Financing Dialogue on 23rd April 2015
Project exhibition
Promising Projects - Financing Options
This year’s Danube Financing Dialogue is all about promising projects. Already the
registration phase will be dedicated to pick out the most promising projects which are
then to be presented in the inspiring atrium of the Croatian State Archives.
At the project exhibition, the selected project promoters will then be given 5 minutes to
convince the audience of the uniqueness and the relevance of their project for the
Danube Region.
The participating project promoters, financial institutions, funding agencies and high
level public actors will be given the chance to learn more about the projects in an
interactive question and answer round.
For those whose interest has been sparked, a networking dinner will allow for further
informal discussions.
16:30
Registration
17:00
Welcome and opening of the project exhibition
Hrvoje Marušić, Croatian National contact point for the EUSDR and Assistant Minister of Foreign and European
Affairs
Kurt Puchinger, Priority Area 10 Coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
17:30
Promising projects in the Danube Region
Promising Projects– Financing Options: Selected project promoters present their unique ideas towards:
# Why is this project important for the Danube Region?
# What is the objective and the innovation?
# What have you done so far?
# What do you still need for your idea to realize it?
Facilitation: Irena Lukač, Center of Excellence in Finance
19:00
Buffet and networking
21:00
End of the 1 conference day
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EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) I - Priority Area 10
24th April 2015
09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
10:00
Welcome
Hrvoje Marušić, Croatian National contact point for the EUSDR and Assistant Minister of Foreign and European
Affairs
Franz Nauschnigg, European Affairs and International Financial Organizations of the National Bank of Austria
10:30
Getting an overview of match-making possibilities Danube Financing Dialogue offers to its participants
10:45
Session 1 I Which financing instruments are offered to project promoters in the Danube Region?
Marco Onida, Coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, European Commission
Vedrana Jelušić-Kašić, Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Croatia
Hubert Cottogni, Deputy Director of the European Investment Fund
Ralf König, Representative of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Désirée Pecarz, Representative of the Centre for Social Innovation
Chair: Marlene Hahn, Metis GmbH
12:00
Lunch break
13:00
Session 2 I Meet and greet: Share your story and know-how
Small group discussions between representatives of financial institutions, project promoters and public actors
on the topics of
Financial needs and challenges of project promoters in the Danube Region
Access to financial products in the Danube Region
Innovative Financial Instruments
Facilitator: Irena Lukač, Center of Excellence in Finance and Marlene Hahn, Metis GmbH
14:30
Coffee break
15:00
Session 3 I Challenges and opportunities of financing investment projects in the Danube Region
Tomislav Belovari, Head of EU programmes at the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Johann Sollgruber, Acting Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Austria
Edina Csanyi, Representative of the European Investment Bank
Chair: Irena Lukač, Center of Excellence in Finance
16:00
Session 4 I Concluding statements and outlook
Kurt Puchinger, Priority Area 10 Coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
16:30
Business to business meetings and networking
19:00
End of the conference